is frequently the problem. government gets in the way of commerce, government gets in the way of investment, government gets in the way of success and the rate of return. he's a man of government. i didn't see anything different today. he's still a man of government and republicans who oppose that, they're going to hurt the poor, the elderly, the disabled, and they're going to have dirty air. i just don't agree with him, i'm sorry, i'm not in his camp. >> you know, john harwood, it seemed like the only big applause lines that he had this evening were when he said, surplus, try a tax cut, deficit too high, try another, feel a cold coming on, take two tax cuts, roll back regulation and call me in the morning in reference to the republicans. it didn't seem like a speech that well received by the audience. >> no, that's not the case, brian. it was extremely well received here in the hall. and i can imagine it will be extremely well received by the people that president obama was trying to reach in this election. he was fighting against two different deficits. one was an enthusiasm deficit, a di